In case you haven't noticed, even with a somewhat slower economy and some noteworthy layoffs by big technology companies, the labor market continues to be tight. Some say that's not likely to change in the near term, due to demographic and

It's becoming clear that the tightening labor market we all have been feeling may well be here to stay, and perhaps even worsen, as fundamental demographic shifts manifest themselves and labor participation rates continue to be disturbingly low.

So here we are, more than a year into the pandemic and still seeing unemployment rates higher than those reported before the coronavirus began raising havoc in our lives and livelihoods. Yet even today, the tales of job openings being hard to fill are

When our editor, Linn Parish, and I first talked about taking a moment to celebrate 35 years of publishing for the Journal of Business, we mostly wanted to ensure that whatever we did wouldn't focus on us.

Clearly, this pandemic has forced our attention to the near-term reality of high unemployment and need to survive a historic economic and societal challenge. Sixty days ago, we were talking about how tight labor markets were making it critical

Dear Journal Readers and Advertisers, These are unprecedented times. As a community, we are frightened and confused. We find ourselves physically isolated from those we work with, and in some cases from those we love. Many are facing financial hardship

Anyone who has done any hiring lately will tell you that the market is tight. Finding and retaining talented employees has become ever more challenging in these days of low unemployment rates and concerning labor participation rates.

Talk to economic development folks, and you'll hear more emphatic arguments that the ubiquitous mantra 'location, location, location” is being replaced by 'talent, talent, talent.” We are, as a community, in a fight to ensure that we have a comp